A definition/description of the source (one –two sentences)
Sewage is the discarded water that carries “unwanted” contents from an area. Sewage consists of 99% water and the remaining percent are undesirable products.
The actual pollutants associated with the source (list)
Potential impacts/dangers of the pollutants (list)
- Living beings can breath in the harmful gasses carried in the water, bringing them into their system
- Increases the growth of mosquitos ( causing malaria)
- Can carry toxins into clean water
- Contaminate Drinking Water
- Reduce the amount of fish in water
- Can contaminate food
- Pollutants can kill off coral reefs
- Water used for agricultural reasons can harm plants ( Salinization of soil)
- Lead to soil erosion
Can deplete the waters oxygen supply
Radioactive compounds can cause cancer, birth defects, and genetic damage
- A definition/description of the source (one –two sentences)
Sewage is the discarded water that carries “unwanted” contents from an area. Sewage consists of 99% water and the remaining percent are undesirable products.
- Pathogenic protozoa (ecoli)The actual pollutants associated with the source (list)
- Detergents
- Dissolved Solids
- Malaria
- Giardia
- Cryptosporium
- Phosphates
- Nitrates
Potential impacts/dangers of the pollutants (list)
- Increases the growth of mosquitos ( causing malaria)
- Can carry toxins into clean water
- Contaminate Drinking Water
- Reduce the amount of fish in water
- Can contaminate food
- Pollutants can kill off coral reefs
- Water used for agricultural reasons can harm plants ( Salinization of soil)
- Lead to soil erosion